Two Misconceptions About Adjustable Bed Bases

Here are some misconceptions about adjustable bed bases.

Only people who have long-term medical conditions can benefit from them

Many people think that adjustable bed bases are only beneficial for people with long-term medical conditions that affect their mobility. In reality, these bed bases can be as useful to those with short-term conditions as they can to those with long-term ones.

For example, if a person is recovering from spinal surgery and won't be mobile for a couple of months, they will find a moveable bed base tremendously helpful during this two-month period. It could reduce the number of hours they require their carer for, as they wouldn't require this professional's help for every little thing. They could, for instance, adjust the bed when they want to sit up so they can have a glass of water without spilling it down their face or choking, could use it to reach a little farther forward when they want to pick up the magazine or TV remote at the end of their bed and could lay back down, unaided, whenever they need to sleep.

Not being completely dependent on their carers could make this difficult recovery much easier for this person to bear and could reduce the amount of frustration or distress they experience throughout it. Then, when they recover and no longer require the bed base, they could sell it on or, if money is not an issue for them, they could donate it to a nursing home or some other medical facility.

A few extra pillows are just as good as an adjustable bed base

Some people assume that if they need extra support in bed, then they can just use a few extra pillows to lift up their heads or backs. Whilst it's fine for someone to do this if they only require extra support occasionally, anyone who needs to elevate their backs or heads whilst they're in bed on a regular basis (because, for example, their medical condition has left them bedbound) would be much more satisfied with an adjustable bed base.

The problem people tend to experience when propping themselves with pillows is that, although they can initially position them in a way that makes them feel comfortable, the pillows rarely remain in that position. They may, for example, slide to the side of the person's head or down their back. Additionally, the pressure of the person's body on top of the pillows will gradually result in them flattening, which then means that they won't continue to elevate the person's body in the way that they first did. If the person in question lacks mobility, then they might find readjusting their pillows every half hour or so very challenging.

Conversely, when a person elevates their bed base, it will stay put and keep that person in their preferred position until they adjust the base again, and they can continue to enjoy the comfort of that position for as long as they want.

Contact a company that sells adjustable bed bases to learn more.